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The lowest parts of Turkey Path Trail are along a series of waterfalls at Colton Point State Park.
Outdoors
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Lyme disease and COVID: How to tell symptoms apart as Pa. hits peak tick season

Lyme disease cases have been on the rise in Pa. for two decades. But epidemiologists worry residents might confuse some symptoms with a mild case of COVID.

5 years ago

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NPR
Business
Employment
Mental Health

Iceland cut its work week and found greater happiness and no loss in productivity

The results of two trials in Iceland found that a 35- to 36-hour workweek resulted in similar or greater productivity and improved well-being among workers.

5 years ago

Brett Roman Williams poses for a photograph while holding a pillow with a photo of his father, Donald Williams, lower right, and brother Derrick Williams
Gun Violence
Mental Health
Philadelphia

Grief counselors in short supply amid rising gun violence in Philly

In Philly, gun violence is prevalent and grief counselors are scarce. Experts say it's a nationwide trend, with most mental health professionals stretched to their limit.

5 years ago

People line up outside Dalessandro’s
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Dalessandro’s leaps into the future with digital order board and texting for pickups

Longtime customers appreciate the added convenience at the classic Roxborough cheesesteak joint.

5 years ago

A boat is pictured on the beach in Avalon
New Jersey
Outdoors

Mayor of N.J. shore town orders night beach, boardwalk closure

Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi’s executive order continues the pandemic-related state of emergency restrictions blocking access to the beach from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

5 years ago

A fire hydrant is open on a city street
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

More hydrants are being opened in summer of fewer pools, but sprinklers are back to illegal

Park & Rec's pandemic exemption is over.

5 years ago

Aubrey Howard (in black tank) leads a session of intentional breathing meditation, accompanied by musician Alexia Oliveira, during a yoga session at the Woodlands cemetery. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Mental Health
Philadelphia

Meditation for liberation in a West Philly cemetery

The Woodlands and Ars Nova Workshop launch a summer program of weekly mindfulness and spiritual healing sessions.

5 years ago

A Giant panda enjoys bamboo at the Beijing Zoo during the first day of the public display in 2008 in Beijing. (Feng Li/Getty Images)
NPR
Animals
International

Finally some good news! China says giant pandas are no longer endangered

It's a good day to be a giant panda. Chinese conservation officials have announced that they no longer consider giant pandas in China an endangered species.

5 years ago

COURTESY AMY'S PASTELILLOS
Food & Drink
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Philadelphia’s ‘pastelillo lady’ brings a Puerto Rican favorite to pop-ups around the city

Amaryllis Rivera-Nassar relies on memory instead of recipes to create her delicious turnovers.

5 years ago

Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Market Street Park on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
History
Public Spaces
Sculpture
Social Justice

Charlottesville removes Robert E. Lee statue that sparked a deadly rally

The city of Charlottesville, Va., removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Saturday, toppling a symbol that was at the center of the deadly Unite the Right rally

5 years ago

A sign posted on the door of the Regina Rose Apartments in Elkins Park, Pa., warns of structural danger. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Home & Family
Homelessness
Housing

‘Where’s the help?’ displaced Elkins Park tenants ask, after apartment building declared unsafe

Tenants were told to evacuate in late June. Resources are running thin, families are split apart, and pleas to the landlord go largely ignored, they say.

5 years ago

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is shown in Market Street Park July 9, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The statute, along with another of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, will be removed Saturday. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Confederate monument that sparked deadly Charlottesville rally to be removed Saturday

The statue of Robert E. Lee that sparked the deadly Unite the Right rally four years ago in Charlottesville, Va., will be removed Saturday, the city council announced Friday.

5 years ago

Protesters march west on Sixth Street during a rally against anti-Asian violence in Philadelphia on March 27, 2021. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘It is a hate crime’: Cambodian leaders call for accountability after letter threatens shooting over fireworks

Community leader Sarun Chan said the threat illustrated the dangers Asian people face and called for law enforcement to investigate further.

5 years ago

Actors perform a reading of the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall as spectators watch
Community Events
History
Philadelphia

Hundreds gather at Independence Hall for annual Declaration of Independence reading

On July 8th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read to the public for the first time, Independence Hall holds a reenactment annually.

5 years ago

FILE - Riders were invited to test drive the Lime scooter at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Streets & Roads
Transportation
Billy Penn

Scooter share legalized for Pittsburgh only, still banned in Philadelphia

A pilot program for the Western Pa. city was tucked into the budget bill.

5 years ago

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